Category : World Bank

EU Finance Ministers lay out Details of Future Bailout Fund

EU Finance Ministers lay out Details of Future Bailout Fund

Finance ministers of the European Union (EU) Monday described the details of the bailout funds that have a permanent capital base of 700 million Euros (987 billion) to tackle the debt crisis in future sovereign. “I can tell you that we agree on all elements of the ESM (European Stability Mechanism), and I am delighted [...]

World Bank Financing to Help Serbia

World Bank Financing to Help Serbia

World Bank Board of Directors approved the private and financial sector policy is based on warranty (PFSPBG) Serbia more than EUR 300 million (more than $ 400 million) in Serbia, the World Bank said that the opinion of the average February 14, 2011. “This helps to access international markets of Serbia at lower cost and [...]

Global Finance Tries to Decrease the Dependence on U.S. Dollar

Global Finance Tries to Decrease the Dependence on U.S. Dollar

China’s Xinhua news agency reported,” Brazilian Finance Minister Guido Mantega on Wednesday called for reforming the international financial system to get less dependent on U.S. dollars.” G-20 in Seoul, said Mantega the need to create a system based on several currencies including the euro, the yuan, and even the Brazilian real. “There may have to [...]

World Bank Programs in Kenya

As of March 2010, the World Bank’s portfolio in Kenya consists of 16 active operations (including a grant from the Global Environment Facility), with total commitments of over US$1.4 billion. The largest share of commitments is in infrastructure (US$770 million) including transport (US$460 million), energy (US$160 million) and water and sanitation (US$150 million); followed by [...]

Greece’s crisis still no change..

Greece: The giant container cranes lie still in the haze of a warm spring afternoon in the port of Piraeus near Athens – a vital commercial hub for the economy since the days of ancient Greece. Business for the local dockworkers is badly down these days as a result of the deep economic crisis that [...]